£400 fine for air rage on Birmingham – Edinburgh flights
04.09.08
A man has been fined £400 after being abusive towards an air hostess on a flight from Birmingham to Edinburgh Airport. Charles Bradley, 54, from Oxford, reacted angrily after being told that he and his wife could only have one drink.
Despite being asked by the plane's captain to stop being rude, Mr Bradley continued his behaviour and was arrested on arrival at Edinburgh Airport. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday, he pleaded guilty to committing a breach of the peace on board the Flybe flight from Birmingham on May 9. The Crown accepted a not guilty plea to his being drunk.
Fiscal depute Graeme Fraser said Mr Bradley had been seen by at least one other passenger drinking in the terminal. Shortly after take-off, the cabin crew began serving light snacks, but no alcohol at that time.
Mr Fraser told the court: ‘Due to the attitude of the accused and his wife it was decided amongst members of the staff that they could have one drink and no more.’ When told this, Mr Bradley told 30-year-old hostess Lynn Boyd: ‘Stick the drink up your a***.’
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